State ex rel. DeWine v. Court of Claims of Ohio
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Attorney submitted attorney-fee applications to the attorney general, requesting $1,563 in attorney fees for representing Client in connection with Client's application for crime-victim reparations. The attorney general granted an award of $1,020 to Attorney. A court of claims panel of commissioners affirmed the award. The attorney general appealed, challenging the jurisdiction of the court of claims. A judge of the court of claims affirmed, concluding that the court of claims had jurisdiction to hear an appeal from the attorney general's award of attorney fees. The tenth district court of appeals issued writs of mandamus and prohibition (1) compelling the court of claims to vacate its decision and dismiss the appeal, and (2) prohibiting the court of claims from hearing similar appeals from decisions of the attorney general on attorney-fee applications in the future. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the court of claims lacked jurisdiction to consider appeals from decisions of the attorney general granting or denying payment of attorney fees for seeking reparations on behalf of a victim of crime.
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